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Old Sep 11, 2015 | 7:42 am
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Originally Posted by lhrsfo
I would imagine it's very much linked to computing power - you need to track these things and it would not have been possible before modern computers.
What's "modern?" SABRE was under development in the 1950s and operational on IBM 7090s in 1960. Other airlines used IBM 7070 and 7080 family systems during the 1960s as well.
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